Nature-based or lab leak? Unraveling the debate over the origins of COVID-19
BlackJack3D/iStock (NEW YORK) — An accidental lab leak, or the dark side of mother nature? That fundamental question — about the origins of a COVID-19 pandemic that has taken nearly 4 million lives — has sparked a
Crude oil climbs to highest price in nearly three years, pushing up gas prices
LPETTET/iStock (NEW YORK) — Crude oil has climbed to its highest price in nearly three years as the pandemic recedes and global demand soars. U.S. crude oil was $71.50 a barrel on Monday — its highest price
Priceless Picasso painting on exhibit in a supermarket near the beer aisle
Michel MAKO/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images (ESSONNE, France) — A Picasso painting is on display in an unlikely place — a supermarket. The supermarket in Essonne, France, is hosting works from the National Museum of Modern Art in
Harris kicks off tour of Southern states to boost vaccination rates
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson (GREENVILLE, S.C.) — Three weeks out from President Joe Biden’s deadline to have 70% of adult Americans vaccinated from COVID-19, Vice President Kamala Harris hit the road Monday in an
New York City to honor pandemic heroes with ticker tape parade in July
nycshooter/iStock (NEW YORK) — Hip hip hooray! New York City will hold a ticker tape parade for heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic next month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The celebration, called The Hometown Heroes Parade,
Biden calls NATO's common defense pact 'a sacred obligation' amid cyberattack
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (BRUSSELS) — President Joe Biden on Monday called NATO’s Article 5 — which states an attack on one member nation is an attack on all — “a sacred obligation,” and
Tailoring climate change messaging for conservatives could shift understanding of crisis: Study
DisobeyArt/iStock (NEW YORK) — The key to easing partisanship on the topic of global warming may be in the way the messages are conveyed, according to new research. Tailoring online messaging and advertising toward Republican voters could
Man shot to death during car sale in possible robbery attempt: Officials
ABC News/KTRK (HOUSTON) — A 20-year-old Texas man was shot to death during a car sale in a possible robbery attempt, officials said. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in the northeast suburbs of Houston, Texas. Investigators
Mall security guard shot, in critical condition; two teens arrested: Atlanta police
kali9/iStock (ATLANTA) — A security guard at an Atlanta mall was shot and critically hurt Sunday night, and now two teenagers — a 15-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl — are in custody, police said. The security
Stolen ambulance crashes into New York bay after lengthy police chase
Willowpix/iStock (NEW YORK) — A 137-mile police chase involving a stolen ambulance across New York state ended Sunday with the vehicle in a bay and the alleged thief in handcuffs, authorities said. Kunkel Ambulance, an ambulance service